In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.
Q2
Prior to reading this article, were you familiar with services that offered pay-to-hire friendships?
Q3
What do you think about pay-to-hire friendships? Would you pay to hire a friend? (Have you already?)
Q4
What do you think is most important in friendship?
Q5
What does it mean to be a good friend?
Q6
Do you think your friendship is valuable? Do you think you’re a good friend? How much would you pay for your friendship?
Q7
On the topic of friendship, author Aldous Huxley writes: “One of the principal functions of a friend is to suffer… the punishments that we should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies.” Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?
Q8
If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down.
Expressions
platonic
free from physical desire
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1
Our relationship is pretty platonic.
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2
He is definitely falling head over heels for you. Your platonic friendship won’t last.
quirk
strikingly unconventional
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1
My partner loves and accepts me the way I am, even with my quirks and weird habits.
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2
He hoards—but this is an endearing quirk to me.
tit-for-tat
a repayment of equal value for a trade
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1
The tit-for-tat continued despite the supposed truce.
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2
It was a tit-for-tat of sorts, something that had continued for quite a while.
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